Where does “mahana” come from?

mahana (Rapa Nui) comes from Rapa Nui hana, from Proto-Polynesian fana, from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.

mahana (Rapa Nui): day; tepid, warm

Definitions

  1. day; tepid, warm

Ancestry of “mahana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuihanaheat; warm; hot
2Proto-Polynesianfanawarm, hot; shoot with a bow
3Proto-Oceanic*p(ʷ)anaqto shoot to fire a shot
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpanaqto shoot
5Proto-Austronesianpanaqto shoot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq →